Oracle Enterprise Manager 101

by Lars Bo Vanting (Conducted by)

Overview

Oracle Enterprise Manager is a system management tool that provides a single, integrated solution for centrally managing your global, heterogeneous environment. Combining a graphical Console, middle tier Management Server(s), and remote Intelligent Agents, Oracle Enterprise Manager offers the ability to detect, solve, and simplify the full range of problems that can arise in any managed environment. Oracle Enterprise Manager ensures the highest level of system performance and availability.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780072223071
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media
Publication date:	03/26/2002
Series:	Oracle (McGraw-Hill)
Pages:	592
Product dimensions:	7.51(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.40(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface	xxi
	Acknowledgments	xxv
	Introduction	xxvii
Part I	Introduction to Oracle Enterprise Manager
1	What is Enterprise Manager?	3
	Getting to Know Enterprise Manager	4
	History	4
	Components and Architecture	12
	Why and When to Use EM	19
	Summary	21
2	Installing the Components of EM	23
	What You Need to Get Started	24
	Preparing and Planning the Installation	29
	Installing the Database and Management Server	34
	Installing the Management Server Only	44
	Creating the EM Repository	51
	Installing the EM Client	56
	Installing the Intelligent Agent	59
	Summary	62
Part II	Looking at the EM Console Components
3	Introducing the Console	65
	Log in or not Log in: Using EM Without Management Server	66
	Discovery	68
	Types of Targets	69
	Use the Console	71
	Integrated Applications	74
	Summary	83
4	Jobs, Events, Groups, and Reporting Concepts	85
	Job System	86
	Event System	92
	Groups System	101
	Reports	103
	Summary	106
5	Configuration Options in the Console	107
	The Configuration Menu	108
	The Navigator Menu	119
	Summary	124
6	Database Management Features and Wizards	125
	General Features	126
	Instance	127
	Schema	130
	Security	134
	Storage	135
	Replication	137
	OLAP	139
	JVM	141
	Workspace	142
	Summary	142
7	Management Packs	143
	Diagnostics Pack	144
	Tuning Pack	155
	Change Management Pack	165
	Standard Management Pack	169
	Management Pack for Oracle Applications	169
	Management Pack for SAP R/3	171
	Summary	172
Part III	Using EM
8	Discovering Your Oracle Environment	175
	The Automatic Discovery Process	176
	Discovering Target Nodes using the Discovery Wizard	179
	Manually Adding Nodes to the EM Repository	185
	Refreshing Nodes	188
	Adding Database Service Names in Standalone Mode	190
	Pinging an Agent	193
	Summary	195
9	Configuring Your EM Environment	197
	Managing Administrators	198
	Granting Access to Targets	205
	Modifying Your Preferences	207
	Defining Management Regions	221
	Configuring E-mail and Paging	224
	Set Paging/E-mail Blackout	229
	Other Configuration Tools	231
	Summary	237
10	Group Management	239
	Planning Your Group Structure	240
	Managing Groups in the EM Navigator	241
	Creating a Group	241
	Defining a Hierarchical Structure	247
	Modifying a Group	248
	Removing Objects From a Group	249
	Deleting a Group	249
	Summary	251
11	Job System	253
	Setting up an Operating System Account	254
	Creating Jobs	257
	Job History	268
	Job Library	269
	Modifying an Existing Job	271
	Deleting Jobs	271
	EM Jobs and the Reporting Framework	272
	Summary	272
12	Event System	273
	Defining an Oracle Account for Oracle Intelligent Agent	274
	Creating Events	276
	Different States and Severity Levels of Events	285
	Event History	287
	Event Library	288
	Modifying a Registered Event Dynamically	290
	Deregistering and Deleting Events	290
	Event Handler	291
	EM Events and the Reporting Framework	296
	Summary	296
13	Reporting Framework	297
	Configuring the EM Reporting Website	298
	Viewing Output from an Existing Report	303
	Creating Your Own Reports	308
	Modifying a Report	312
	Deleting a Report	312
	Security Aspects of the EM Reporting Website	313
	Reporting Features in Standalone Mode	315
	Summary	318
14	Database Management	319
	Accessing the Database Administration Tools	321
	Instance	322
	Schema	351
	Security	354
	Storage	355
	Replication	356
	OLAP	362
	JVM	367
	Workspace	368
	Summary	372
15	Database Applications and Wizards	373
	Data Guard Manager	374
	LogMiner Viewer	377
	Spatial Index Advisor	385
	SQL *Plus Worksheet	388
	Text Manager	392
	Backup Management	399
	Data Management Wizard	409
	Analyze Wizard	415
	Summary Advisor Wizard	417
	Summary	419
16	Managing Directory Services and Oracle Net	421
	LDAP and Oracle Internet Directory	422
	Net Manager	436
	Summary	452
17	Managing Other Services	453
	Listeners	454
	HTTP Servers	457
	Nodes	459
	Real Application Clusters	463
	Summary	470
18	Running EM from a Web Browser	471
	Restrictions for the EM Thin Client	472
	Configuring Your Web Server for EM	473
	Launching the EM Website	479
	Summary	482
Part IV	Other Useful Information
19	Command-Line Utilities	485
	agentctl	486
	nmumigr8	488
	oemapp	489
	oemctl	491
	oemevent	494
	oemutil	494
	ocm	499
	omsntsrv	502
	Summary	502
20	Troubleshooting	503
	Troubleshooting the OMS	504
	Troubleshooting the EM Client	506
	Troubleshooting the Intelligent Agent	511
	Summary	514
	Glossary	515
	Index	523